Teat-cup.



iornxed int FLOYD B. GROFF, F ST. JOHNSVILLE, NEN YORK.

Application filed July 20, 1916.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'FEAT-CUP.

Patented @et i533, li910 Serial No. 572,845.

To all whom it may concern:

le it known that l, Fiiorn l. (llunvr, n citizen ot' thellnited States, residing at St. ltilnisv'ille, in the county of Montgomery und State ot' New York, have invented eertnin new und useful lmprovements` in Teat- (lups, of which the following),l is n speciticn tion.

My invention has relation to new und useful innn'ovementS in milking mdchineel and especially to tent-cups, seid .improvements heilig especially upon the tent-cup which is covered hv my 'former Patent #$78,057.

The mein ohject of my invention is to provide novel 'means for securing' the rnhher or tlexihle mouthpiece in position.

)t further ohject is to provide e small tuhe letttendingv downward elongg the outeide of the fup from within the howl thereotl t'or the purpose ot creating; u vacuum in seid howl wherehjv notion niav he had upon the upper part, oiE the tent or ndder,

)uteide ot' the nhove novel tenturee ol in v present inventiom the hase of the enp is oonstrnctetjl un illustrated in my l. Litent` #lltlt .vhit-h contains certain novel few turesy over inv pn tiret-nientioned.

Vith 'the tot oinp; sind other ohiet n in view niv invention connisln ot the novel con'- etrnction 'land mining ilnlliT do i :.ihed in this Specitiention', illnetrnted in the accompanying drziwingfn Vtorininnj n perl; tl Neel' anti, *mirtieulnrly pointed ont in the ehn lit-neunte tijipended.

heingn h idvto the dtnwingfs: i n verticzih longitudiinil. centrati, "i ol inv tent-cup'hringinn forth f in ligure t Sectionnl vi A the novel 'tentures thereot' clearly. e 'torn/ pien vie/wet niv inventiom the rnhher mouthpiece hein@` removeth the locking;y menne being; in unlocked pofsition. Fig. is e tranisverne. fet'tion teken on the line lot.' itin'. l. l

l'te'lerringij more pnrticuluriv to the drewmy invention indes( 'oeil ne follows:

e tapering v'uhe l is provided nt iin f Mid with n howl secured thereto or egrnl thtirewith.

lil. d' m 'from the Lipper edge ot the howl in :in annuler thingie il, which extends horizontnllv. The mouthpiece t, constructed :similar to the inouthlneee used in my former patents, heilig provided with :in nnnulnr ring; :il n horizontnl thingie t) nnd :in apron l. mid 'tlnngo t3 renting upon Quid tlnnge tlnrhelino' the howl ol the clip adjacent nient ot perte ne nre- Said ilnnge is n wire clamping ring 8, Suid clamping ring provided et one Side with n lng 9 l(1nd at the opposite side with n link connection l0, to which said link connection is connected :L suitable link or hinge ll. Said hinge l1. engages n similar link connection l2 of n clamping ring 13,L Which clamping ring 13 is adapted to' encircle' the mouthpiece l adjacent and above the flange G thereof.

Two eyes 14; :1re formed at the opposite side of the clamping ring 13 to which the link connection is formed, said eyes registering with euch other sind receiving :i link 15, which is provided with n locking` cam 1G. Then the wire clamping rings are' in locked poeition they are in that position as shown in Figi. l. When they are in unlocked position they are in that position illustrated in Fig'. 2, Fig. 3 showing` onlyT onefhzili' of the locking means or clznnp.

A. small tube 1( which entezs the cup at' e point where the upper end oi the tepel# ing tube terminntee, hy menne et i perforation lf3, extends downward along; the side of the cup :ind adjacent thereto, entering the Sinne at n point 19 near 'the lower extremity of the tapering portion. liv the use ot' this tithe tl 'e n, tendency to create n 'vacuum .in the howl thun7 ne her-Motore Stated, :ich inn' upon the upper pzirt ot' thel :it or ridder, which hn: heen found to he ndvnntngreonS in the eens-struction and opera tion nit milking machines.

lthonnjh linkse Specitlcwlly deem-ined the conetrnctitm end :irimnggeanent the several parte ol2 tn v i. ,enlit, vet l do not contine mvel? particularly to Lsuch coinhi i et parte, tftmntfrurtion :ind arrangenientj hut. refiel 'e and muy eteieisti the right to make euch t'lnnreje` und modifica.- tione therein do not; depart troni the spirit. otf the invention or the xeopc of the npi'iended t'lnims.

llnvirigg dwerihetl nay invention what l clnin :is new.y is:

l. ln n tent-cup com[n'isinny :t body portion und n, howl provided nt the upper extremity therwil'. th l comhinzition ol n tlexiA hle niontiniieco with clampingl menus to cure the monthliieee in position', Seid howl provided with :1n nnnulzir llnnlg'o to which the chnnpinfg menne ure secured. .'iuid mouthi tlnnpje which .Quid

he elninping menne",

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ringl eueirrling' lulunge of, the bowl und n clamping' ring` adapted to encircle the ilnnge ol.' [he mouthpiece, n suitable hinge between the two rings7 the lower rinp` provided with nlug, the other provided with u cum, and

.means of ronneeliou between the -zun :1nd its ring.

2. ln n. teilt-cup comprising n body p0rtion und e bowl provided elv the upper eX- trelnily thereof, the combination of u flexible mouth piece with clamping means to secure the mouth piece in posltion, said bowl provided with an annular ange to which the clamping means are secured, said month pieee having :1 corresponding flange which 1s gripped by the clamping means, said clamping means consisting of a clamping ring encircling the flange of the bowl and a 

